Baldwin County football alumni update: Season wrap

Atlanta's Julio Jones stiff-arms Jacksonville's Kevin Rutland during a Dec. 15 game. Jones, a former Foley standout, and the Falcons are trying to secure one of the NFC wildcards. (John Bazemore/Associated Press)

BALDWIN COUNTY, Alabama -- Foley High School is on the verge of becoming part of another championship.

Former Lions Robert Lester and D.J. Fluker have a chance to help lead Alabama to a BCS title when the Crimson Tide meet LSU on Jan. 9 in New Orleans. Meanwhile, Julio Jones, a member of UA's 2009-10 championship team, and his Atlanta Falcons teammates are Super Bowl contenders.

Lester has 36 tackles, two interceptions, three pass breakups, one forced fumble and one blocked kick in 12 starts at strong safety. Fluker started 12 games at right tackle, and made a tackle.

Fairhope's Jamal Woodyard started four of the 12 games in which he played and led Southern Miss with 107 carries for 683 yards. He added three touchdowns, and also had 17 catches for 159 yards and two more scores, and was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman team. Daphne's Reggie Hunt appeared in 13 games, ran for 39 yards on six carries, made three tackles and blocked a kick for USM. Gulf Shores' Logan Hickman appeared in seven games, including one start at tight end, for the Golden Eagles, who played Nevada in the Hawaii Bowl on Saturday.

Fairhope's Chase Garnham started at linebacker in eight of the nine games he appeared in for Vanderbilt, recording 44 tackles, 4.5 for a loss, a sack, pass breakup, quarterback hurry and forced fumble. The Commodores play Cincinnati in the Liberty Bowl on Saturday.

Spanish Fort's Reese Dismukes started 12 games at center for Auburn. The Tigers play Virginia in the Chick-fil-A Bowl on Saturday.

Spanish Fort's Blake Dees started at linebacker in five of the eight games he played in for Texas Tech, recording 32 tackles, four for a loss, one interception, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.

Baldwin County's D.J. Taylor carried 82 times for 367 yards and a team-high six touchdowns for Troy. He also caught 15 passes for 99 yards, returned four kicks for 39 yards, completed one pass for a 3-yard loss and made a tackle for the Trojans.

Foley's Justin Anderson started at defensive end in two of the nine games he appeared in for Louisiana-Lafayette and recorded 13 tackles, including five stops in the Ragin' Cajuns' 32-30 win against San Diego State in the New Orleans Bowl. He also returned two kicks for 23 yards.

Daphne's Michael Pierce had eight tackles and a pass breakup in eight games for Tulane. He was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman team.

Gulf Shores' Brandon Gottfried appeared in three games for Stanford. The Cardinal play Oklahoma State in the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 2.

Daphne's Eric Allen played in three games for Arkansas State, which plays Northern Illinois in the GoDaddy.Com Bowl in Mobile on Jan. 8.

Daphne's Kyndal Minniefield made a tackle in one game for Buffalo.

FCS

Daphne's Kynjee Cotton recorded 56 tackles, 5.5 sacks and two quarterback hurries in 11 games for Alabama State, and was named an All-SWAC second-team defensive lineman. Baldwin County's T.C. McWilliams caught 35 passes for 403 yards and two touchdowns in 10 games for ASU. Daphne's Zach Houston appeared in one game for the Hornets.

Foley's Marcus Washington started at running back for Nicholls State in nine of the 11 games he played, carrying 125 times for 565 yards and four touchdowns. He also caught 23 passes for 170 yards and two scores, made two tackles and was named second-team All-Southland Conference.

Daphne's Jacob Kirschenbaum started at right tackle in each of Samford's 11 games.

Fairhope's Gavin Willisson appeared in six games for Austin Peay.

Baldwin County's Brandon Savage made a tackle for a loss in five games for Alabama A&M.

Division II

Baldwin County's Antonio Curry played in 12 games, recording 26 tackles, four fumble recoveries and one forced fumble for West Alabama. Spanish Fort's Taylor Burnett appeared in nine games for the Tigers. Gulf Shores' Gary Johnston started three games at quarterback for UWA, completing 30-of-54 passes for 358 yards, three touchdowns and three interceptions. He also carried 45 times for 196 yards and two scores, and made a tackle.

Division III

Foley's Joiner Stewart recorded 35 tackles, two fumble recoveries, an interception, sack, forced fumble and quarterback hurry in 10 games for Millsaps and was named to the All-Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference first team as a defensive lineman. Twin brother and fellow lineman, Alex, had 38 tackles, 2.5 sacks and a fumble recovery, and was an All-SCAC honorable mention selection.

Bayside's Dave McKeithen recorded 53.5 tackles, an interception, three pass breakups and a fumble recovery in 10 games for Sewanee. He was an All-SCAC honorable mention pick.

Spanish Fort's Garrett Horst started at safety for Mississippi College in three of the 10 games he played, recording 43 tackles, an interception and a pass breakup. Fairhope's Brian Richardson started at receiver in six of the nine games he played, catching 12 passes for 129 yards for the Choctaws. He also returned nine punts for 28 yards.

Gulf Shores' John David Swiger made 43 tackles and broke up a pass in nine games for Huntingdon.

Baldwin County's Jordan Culliver played recorded 14 tackles and an interception in nine games for Birmingham-Southern.

Foley's Micah Cotton made 6.5 tackles in eight games for Louisiana College.

NAIA

Baldwin County's Andrew King caught 20 passes for 432 yards and four touchdowns in 10 games for Northwestern Oklahoma State. He also ran three times for 10 yards and averaged 15.9 yards on seven kick returns. Daphne's Chris Hill recorded 18 tackles, two pass breakups and a fumble recovery in seven games for Northwestern. Daphne's Tyrell Holloway made one tackle in three games for Northwestern.

Fairhope's Trey Harbinson had 24 tackles and a 9-yard carry in eight games for Faulkner.

Transition

Spanish Fort's Ameriol Finley made two tackles in eight games for South Alabama.

NFL

Jones has caught 42 passes for 755 yards and five touchdowns in 11 games, all starts, for Atlanta. He also has five carries for 47 yards.

Baldwin County's Wallace Gilberry has recorded nine tackles, two sacks and two forced fumbles in 14 games, with one start, at defensive end for Kansas City.

CFL

Daphne's Bryant Turner made 15 tackles and three sacks from his defensive line spot for Winnipeg, which fell to Edmonton in the Grey Cup.